Scientists uncover how metastatic cancer cells plan their 'relocation'
Published on Tuesday 06 January 2009 - 12:09 - http://www.dailyindia.com/Researchers at the Stanford University School of Medicine have discovered how metastatic cancer cells select their next site of infection.
Scientists provide new insights into aggressive childhood cancer
Published on Tuesday 06 January 2009 - 12:09 - http://www.dailyindia.com/A new study from University of Wurzburg in Germany has found vital clues that may lead to development of new treatments for aggressive childhood cancer.
Breast Cancer Vaccine Nears Trials
Published on Monday 05 January 2009 - 21:58 - http://www.huliq.com/Scientists at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) hope to begin clinical trials this spring on a breast cancer vaccine.
More federal research money after years of flat funding?
Published on Monday 05 January 2009 - 14:52 - http://www.fiercebiotech.com/Let's hope so.'Researchers say they've had plenty of practice with hard times. With the lid firmly on NIH funding, five long years of static cash flow has steadily eaten away at research...
New test weeds out 'rogue' stem cells
Published on Monday 05 January 2009 - 09:30 - http://www.thestar.com/Scientists at McMaster University have found a way to tell the difference between normal stem cells and cancer stem cells, a discovery that removes one of the hurdles to the long-awaited promise of...
Dormant Cancer Cells Rely On Cellular Self Cannibalization To Survive
Published on Monday 05 January 2009 - 09:00 - http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/A single tumor-suppressing gene is a key to understanding, and perhaps killing, dormant ovarian cancer cells that persist after initial treatment only to reawaken years later, researchers at The...
New hope for cancer comes straight from the heart
Published on Monday 05 January 2009 - 06:00 - http://www.eurekalert.org/Digitalis-based drugs like digoxin have been used for centuries to treat patients with irregular heart rhythms and heart failure and are still in use today. In the Dec. 16 issue of the Proceedings...
Cell biologists identify new tumor suppressor for lung cancer
Published on Monday 05 January 2009 - 06:00 - http://www.eurekalert.org/Cancer and cell biology experts at the University of Cincinnati have identified a new tumor suppressor that may help scientists develop more targeted drug therapies to combat lung cancer.
Team finds breast cancer gene linked to disease spread
Published on Monday 05 January 2009 - 06:00 - http://www.eurekalert.org/A team of researchers at Princeton University and The Cancer Institute of New Jersey has identified a long-sought gene that is fatefully switched on in 30 to 40 percent of all breast cancer...
'Relocation' plan of metastatic cancer cells uncovered by Stanford researchers
Published on Monday 05 January 2009 - 06:00 - http://www.eurekalert.org/Few things are as tiresome as house hunting and moving. Unfortunately, metastatic cancer cells have the relocation process down pat. Tripping nimbly from one abode to another, these migrating...
